German reference
leiden
to suffer
Irregular · 13 form tables
Includes indicative, subjunctive I and II, and imperative forms. Separable verbs retain their word order in each form.
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Indicative
Present
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I suffer |
| du | you suffer |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it suffers |
| wir | we suffer |
| ihr | you (plural) suffer |
| sie/Sie | they suffer; you (formal) suffer |
Simple past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I suffered |
| du | you suffered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it suffered |
| wir | we suffered |
| ihr | you (plural) suffered |
| sie/Sie | they suffered; you (formal) suffered |
Compound past
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I suffered; I have suffered |
| du | you suffered; you have suffered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it suffered; he/she/it has suffered |
| wir | we suffered; we have suffered |
| ihr | you (plural) suffered; you (plural) have suffered |
| sie/Sie | they suffered; they have suffered; you (formal) suffered; you (formal) have suffered |
Past perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I had suffered |
| du | you had suffered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it had suffered |
| wir | we had suffered |
| ihr | you (plural) had suffered |
| sie/Sie | they had suffered; you (formal) had suffered |
Future
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will suffer |
| du | you will suffer |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will suffer |
| wir | we will suffer |
| ihr | you (plural) will suffer |
| sie/Sie | they will suffer; you (formal) will suffer |
Future perfect
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I will have suffered |
| du | you will have suffered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it will have suffered |
| wir | we will have suffered |
| ihr | you (plural) will have suffered |
| sie/Sie | they will have suffered; you (formal) will have suffered |
Subjunctive
Subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (that) I suffer |
| du | (that) you suffer |
| er/sie/es | (that) he/she/it suffers |
| wir | (that) we suffer |
| ihr | (that) you (plural) suffer |
| sie/Sie | (that) they suffer; (that) you (formal) suffer |
Subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would suffer |
| du | you would suffer |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would suffer |
| wir | we would suffer |
| ihr | you (plural) would suffer |
| sie/Sie | they would suffer; you (formal) would suffer |
Past subjunctive II
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would have suffered |
| du | you would have suffered |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would have suffered |
| wir | we would have suffered |
| ihr | you (plural) would have suffered |
| sie/Sie | they would have suffered; you (formal) would have suffered |
Would form
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | I would suffer |
| du | you would suffer |
| er/sie/es | he/she/it would suffer |
| wir | we would suffer |
| ihr | you (plural) would suffer |
| sie/Sie | they would suffer; you (formal) would suffer |
Past subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I have suffered |
| du | (reportedly) you have suffered |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it has suffered |
| wir | (reportedly) we have suffered |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) have suffered |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they have suffered; (reportedly) you (formal) have suffered |
Future subjunctive I
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| ich | (reportedly) I will suffer |
| du | (reportedly) you will suffer |
| er/sie/es | (reportedly) he/she/it will suffer |
| wir | (reportedly) we will suffer |
| ihr | (reportedly) you (plural) will suffer |
| sie/Sie | (reportedly) they will suffer; (reportedly) you (formal) will suffer |
Imperative
Imperative
| Person, form or usage | Form and meaning |
|---|---|
| du | suffer! |
| ihr | suffer! (plural) |
| sie/Sie | suffer! (formal) |
Additional forms
- Infinitive with zu
- Present participle
- Past participle
- Past infinitive
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